Chelsea open to offers for striker

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Bengaluru, August 23: It has been a difficult transfer window for Chelsea thus far. Even though they have signed some quality players this summer, the Blues have lost a host of players too which has resulted in a thin squad which could come costly during the course of the long season.

Reports now claim that French side Lille are set to make a £36million bid for Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi, with the Belgian offered a chance to move on just a year after joining the Blues.

Despite only scoring five Premier League goals last season, the 23-year-old ended up scoring the one that secured the title and remains a popular figure amongst supporters and the fans will certainly not take the Belgian's departure too kindly.

Chelsea now face a difficult decision as to whether to keep hold of him, or sell and use those funds to bring in another alternative.

Diego Costa has gone out of favour at Stamford Bridge and eventually looks to be on the way out very soon and Batshuayi leaving would definitely put Chelsea in a difficult corner.

With Antonio Conte bringing in Alvaro Morata this summer, Batshuayi's chances of being a regular starter in the line-up are slim, and that may well force him to consider his options with the World Cup coming up next summer.

A move to Lille would offer him the chance to work with former boss Marcelo Bielsa, while for Chelsea it would mean a profit despite his struggles in England, as detailed by the 'Mirror', following his £33million move to Stamford Bridge last year.

Selling the former Marseille man would leave Chelsea light of options up front though, and so if they were to allow him to leave, then Conte will surely be pressing for the club to have a replacement ready.

Having complained against the lack of depth in his squad already this summer, it doesn't seem to make much sense to sell more squad players, but there still seems to be question marks hanging over Batshuayi as he is set to play second fiddle again this season.